Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.65
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7.65.1
शशिबिन्दुं च राजानं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
य ईजे विविधैर्यज्ञैः श्रीमान्सत्यपराक्रमः ॥ ७.६५.१ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that King Śaśabindu is dead, he who sacrificed with many kinds of sacrifices, the glorious one of true valour.
7.65.2
तस्य भार्यासहस्राणां शतमासीन्महात्मनः ।
एकैकस्यां च भार्यायां सहस्रं तनयाभवन् ॥ ७.६५.२ ॥
Of that great-souled king there were a hundred among his thousands of wives, and from each wife a thousand sons were born.
7.65.3
ते कुमाराः पराक्रान्ताः सर्वे नियुतयाजिनः ।
राजानः क्रतुभिर्मुख्यैरीजाना वेदपारगाः ॥ ७.६५.३ ॥
Those princes were all valiant, performers of hundreds of thousands of sacrifices, kings who sacrificed with the chief rites and had gone beyond the Vedas.
7.65.4
हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः ।
सर्वेऽश्वमेधैरीजानाः कुमाराः शाशिबिन्दवाः ॥ ७.६५.४ ॥
All of them wore golden armour and were the finest archers; all were the sons of Śaśabindu, who performed horse-sacrifices.
7.65.5
तानश्वमेधे राजेन्द्रो ब्राह्मणेभ्योददत्पिता ।
शतंशतं रथगजा एकैकं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः ॥ ७.६५.५ ॥
At the horse-sacrifice the father, lord of kings, gave them to the brahmins; a hundred chariots and elephants each, and one followed behind each prince.
7.65.6
राजपुत्रं तदा कन्यास्तपनीयस्वलङ्कृताः ।
कन्याङ्कन्यां शतं नागा नागेनागे शतं रथाः ॥ ७.६५.६ ॥
Then with the king's son were maidens well adorned with gold; with each maiden a hundred elephants, and with each elephant a hundred chariots.
7.65.7
रथेरथे शतं चाश्वा बलिनो हेममालिनः ।
अश्वेअश्वे गोसहस्रं गवां पञ्चाशदाविकाः ॥ ७.६५.७ ॥
With each chariot, a hundred strong horses wearing golden garlands; with each horse, a thousand cows and fifty sheep.
7.65.8
एतद्धनमपर्याप्तमश्वमेधे महामस्वे ।
शशिबिन्दुर्महाभागो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत ॥ ७.६५.८ ॥
At the great horse sacrifice this wealth was not enough, and the greatly fortunate Śaśibindu thought it proper to give it to the brahmins.
7.65.9
वार्क्षाश्च यूपा यावन्त अश्वमेधे महामखे ।
ते तथैव पुनश्चान्ये तावन्तः काञ्चनाभवन् ॥ ७.६५.९ ॥
At the great horse sacrifice, as many wooden sacrificial posts as there were, that many others likewise became golden.
7.65.10
भक्ष्यान्नपाननिचयाः पर्वताः क्रोशमुच्छ्रिताः ।
तस्याश्वमेधे निर्वृत्ते राज्ञः शिष्टास्त्रयोदश ॥ ७.६५.१० ॥
Heaps of food, grain and drink rose like mountains a krośa high; when the king's horse sacrifice was completed, thirteen of them remained.
7.65.11
तुष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णां शान्तविघ्नामनामयाम् ।
शशिबिन्दुरिमां भूमिं चिरं भुक्त्वा दिवं गतः ॥ ७.६५.११ ॥
Filled with contented and nourished people, free of obstacles and free of disease, this earth Śaśibindu enjoyed for a long time, and then went to heaven.
7.65.12
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
अयज्वानमदक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत् ॥ ७.६५.१२ ॥
Sṛñjaya, if he has died, it is four times more fortunate for you; for you it is more meritorious than a son. Do not grieve over your son. They have said of one who does not sacrifice and gives no dakṣiṇā: 'a śvaitya.'